Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Shen Ye beckoned with his hand.

The drop of golden blood emerged from the ice and landed in his hand again.

Xu Xingke frowned and said,

"This blood bead contains an insanely potent and powerful force, where did you get it from?"

"Teacher, it's a long story—"

Shen Ye relayed everything that had happened beneath the Great Tomb.

After listening, Xu Xingke's furrowed brows relaxed.

"Your strategy was correct. The Swordswoman is not far from here. I must go to assist her immediately. By doing so, the invaders' schemes will be thoroughly thwarted."

"Go ahead, Teacher," Shen Ye said without delay.

"I'll head to the Great Tomb shortly, we'll meet up there!" Xu Xingke said.

"Alright!" Shen Ye responded.

Xu Xingke's physique flashed, and he soared into the sky.

Shen Ye remained standing in his place, resting for a while.

This was good.

The Teacher was freed and went to help immediately.

Believing that the Teacher and Swordswoman together should be able to repel the enemies swiftly.

If the Swordswoman were also to be freed, then the Human Race would gain two more supreme beings, capable of sweeping across the land, and even launching a counterattack on the Great Tomb!

The plan had succeeded.

Shen Ye beckoned forth a door.

With one step, he reentered the passage deep within the Great Tomb.

Everything was as usual.

—Or rather, not entirely so.

Shen Ye half-closed his eyes and carefully reminisced about the recent battle.

In fact, after reaching that peak combat state, he had assessed the strength of his enemies.

If standing at the foot of a mountain and gazing up at those enemies was akin to his strength at the First Layer of the Law Domain,

Then after using the king species' blood, he had surpassed them, standing on a higher plane of power, looking down upon them.

It was then he noticed an issue.

Among the several enemies, Tian Luo was slightly less capable.

The Nine Aspects' strength was hardly inferior to Mo Ga Ru's!

The two of them could even be said to be on equal footing.

If Mo Ga Ru truly lacked the ability associated with "gates,"

the Nine Aspects had no reason to fear him.

The Nightmare World held abundant resources and treasures, the Main World had the Great Tomb, but what about Hell?

Hell was barren.

Even Bone Coins were considered treasures.

Thus, the Nine Aspects' assigned treatment did not match his power.

Beyond that,

there was another doubt.

When fighting Tian Luo, why hadn't his wildly ferocious Thunder Shock Palm caused any serious damage?

Something was off!

Shen Ye summoned the Guanghan Energy, forming it into a sheet of ice to serve as a mirror.

He clasped his hands into a Spell Seal.

Existence in Mirror!

An entirely new version of him immediately appeared in the icy mirror.

However, after the explosion, this body, although still under the control of his spirit, was no longer capable of entering the real world.

Unless his skill leveled up.

"Now... let's try Frosty Moon Shocking Sky," Shen Ye muttered.

In the mirror, his counterpart reached out, and instead of frost appearing, raging flames gathered, forming into a bow of fierce flame.

He pulled back on it, and it was not the Taiyin Divine Arrow that formed, but the Lieyang Divine Arrow.

It lost the frost freezing attribute.

It gained an explosive destructive attribute.

"This really is..." Shen Ye murmured quietly, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

Everything about his mirrored self was reversed, thus the attributes of the skills were also reversed.

He had to familiarize himself with them in advance.

Otherwise, when the battle arises, I won't even know what my skills might do. What's the point in fighting then?

A figure whizzed through the tunnel from the other end.

It was Lilias.

"What happened? I just saw you rushing away with unbelievable speed, leaving the Great Tomb."

Lilias looked at him with surprise and uncertainty.

"You've come at the right time."

Without another word, Shen Ye commanded his reflection in the mirror.

The figure in the mirror immediately brought its hands together to form a palm, harnessing endless thunder, and pushed it toward Lilias.

Crash!

The ice shattered.

The mirror disappeared at once.

So did the Shen Ye within it.

Only the two Thunderballs emerged from the shattered mirror, flying towards Lilias.

"Can you block this move?" Shen Ye asked.

"Piece of cake."

Lilias scoffed and casually blocked it.

——There was no expected thunderous roar.

Instead, there was a "zzzt zzzt" sound.

Shen Ye took a closer look.

He saw that although Lilias had blocked the attack, she stood in place, convulsing uncontrollably, her eyes rolling back, her hands and feet twitching.

"What kind of... move is this..."

She asked, shivering.

Shen Ye took a couple of steps back, looking into the void.

A series of tiny glowing letters appeared:

"Thunder Shock Palm: Palm Technique, imbued with the might of Heavenly Thunder, renders the target paralyzed, irresistible, lasting for three seconds."

"——Heavenly Thunder Method."

Shen Ye was greatly surprised.

Thunder can be classified into creation and destruction?

That was indeed an insight.

It appears this move was meant for immobilization.

No wonder I didn't kill Tian Luo that time!

It was because I was unfamiliar with the reversal of the skills that I gave him a chance to use his ultimate move later on.

Three seconds passed.

Lilias finally ended her paralysis and twitching, cautiously retreating a few steps as she sized up Shen Ye.

"Something's not right... What exactly have you gone through?"

She asked, full of suspicion.

"Why do you ask that?" Shen Ye countered.

"You feel different, as if you've become stronger and even more experienced in combat," Lilias said.

Shen Ye subconsciously glanced at his All Attributes.

"You are in a combat blessing state, which makes it easier for you to improve your strength through battle."

"This state is from 'Rest Room'."

"Current All Attributes +1."

"Your All Attributes have reached 20."

"Please complete the real person entry as soon as possible to gain greater strength improvements."

So that's how it is.

The Panda had a part to play in this too.

But most important was the firsthand experience of that battle.

——That battle which transcended the Sixth Layer of the Legal Domain.

For a mere student like me, at the First Layer of the Law Domain, it was a significant cognitive breakthrough.

Suddenly.

More glimmers of light gathered in the void, condensing into rows of text.

More prompts? What now?

Shen Ye looked on curiously:

"You have been temporarily granted the skill of the king species, the Cosmic Giant Insect:

"Destiny's End · Banner of the Nest."

"Possessing this skill signifies that the Dharma Realm recognizes your profession."

"You have temporarily used this skill, so you can now attempt to assume the occupation of the counterpart:"

"Dark Devourer."

"Cosmic Roaming Profession, Special Species (king species) occupation."

"The minimum personal attribute points required to assume the 'Dark Devourer' occupation are:"

"All Attributes 200 points."

"Would you like to assume this occupation?"

"You have half an hour to complete this occupation trial."

"If you exceed half an hour, the residual effects of the technique's strength will completely disappear, the Law Domain will retract this acknowledgment, and you will lose the chance to assume this occupation."

Shen Ye couldn't help but laugh.

——Occupation is an acknowledgment of strength by the Law Domain, condensed by the Origin Power of the Dharma Realm.

Generally speaking, as long as one has free attribute points, assuming any occupation shouldn't be a problem.

But!

The starting attribute requirement for the "Dark Devourer" occupation is 200 points!

Although teacher said that when assuming occupations, one should choose those that are "inhuman"—

But all attributes at 200 points, really!

That's simply unachievable!

So, stop daydreaming about it. It's meaningless.

Alright.

Forget about this matter.

It's time to say goodbye to those people.

Once they are all on their way, I can calm down and properly explore this Great Tomb.

Shen Ye took out the Sect Leader's Precious Tactic from his pocket, opened it, and flipped to the third page.

He gazed at the blank page for a few moments.

Feeling somewhat dazed,

He appeared once again in that grand hall.

Inside the hall,

Ancient heroes gathered in numbers, all fixating their eyes on Shen Ye.

"Why are you staring at me? It's kinda embarrassing."

Shen Ye said with a laugh.

"What skill is that?" the white-haired Taoist asked.

"'Existence in Mirror,' it's an imported good, not an occupational skill from our world," Shen Ye explained.

"How did you get your hands on it?" the burly man hurriedly interjected.

"By working ah—what you don't know is how busy I've been in Hell, juggling several jobs at once, even the title of my part-time job has started to advance," Shen Ye spread his hands.

"Good! It seems we really can retire," the white-haired Taoist said with a sigh.

"Yes, leave all of you—the deeds you've done should grant you a place in Heaven after death. Don't worry about the mortal world's affairs," Shen Ye waved his hand and said.

The spirits still looked at him.

"Don't believe me?" Shen Ye patted his chest, "The new workhorse is already on it, you staying here is pointless."

The white-haired Taoist began to laugh and said,

"So we're really leaving?"

"Go! Get going! Seeing you old folks makes me anxious, always worrying about this or that, each of you living so miserably and tragically—

——just ascend to Heaven already and enjoy your afterlife," Shen Ye said impatiently.

Before his words ended,

The burly man who spoke earlier suddenly flew onto the stage, patted Shen Ye's shoulder lightly, and said indifferently,

"I apologize for insulting you just now; kid, take good care of yourself."

After he spoke, his figure gradually faded and disappeared before Shen Ye's eyes.

Suddenly, a line of faintly glowing words appeared before Shen Ye:

"+1."

Plus 1?

What does that mean?

Shen Ye didn't have time to ponder as the stunning woman also flew up to him, gently touched his shoulder,

"I misunderstood you, sorry, but don't die too soon, I don't want to see you too early."

After speaking, she smiled at him, her figure rose into the air and gradually vanished.

"+1."

Another plus 1!

The remaining people came up one by one, taking turns to pat his shoulder.

"Tsk tsk, the brains of kids these days seem to work better than mine."

"We're leaving, you take care of yourself."

"Take care, kid."

"If you can't beat them, run, understand?"

"That's right, don't be a hero." Continue your adventure at empire

"You're still young, hope you don't fall in love too early."

"Young man, remember to study more, read more books, maybe when the world is peaceful, with your good looks, you should become an idol."

"We're off."

"Farewell, kid."

Everyone spoke their goodbyes in turn.

In the void, "+1" kept appearing.

At last,

Over a hundred people had all vanished.

The hall was empty, with only the white-haired Taoist and Shen Ye remaining.

"Chaotic Heaven Gate is in your hands, now I can rest easy," the white-haired Taoist sighed.

"You should probably not rest too easy; actually, I'm not even confident in myself," Shen Ye replied.

"Then what you just..."

"I was just cheering you folks up, to get you outdated old guys back to life sooner, to bask in the joys of ghostly relations," Shen Ye jested.

"Hey, mind your language," the old man retorted.

"I am being respectful," Shen Ye replied.

The white-haired Taoist laughed helplessly, his voice tinged with reluctance,

"...You rascal, we're truly leaving this time."

Shen Ye slowly dropped his joking demeanor,

He bowed with his hands clasped in salute and said:

"Thank you for your care all along, I, Shen Ye, will surely carry on the sect legacy, and let the legacy of the Chaotic Heaven flourish."

Silence surrounded him.

The white-haired elder began to speak slowly,

"Don't feel pressured, just live well."

"I certainly will," Shen Ye said.

Seeing that he took heed, the white-haired Taoist nodded with satisfaction:

"One who can grow wings need not rely on a ladder of clouds."

His figure gradually faded away, ascended into the air, and disappeared from sight.

A gleam emerged:

"Sect acknowledgment, +10."

Shen Ye sighed, standing alone in the empty hall, feeling a sense of loneliness.

Now,

He was alone again.

But why did they all pat my shoulder just now?

Perhaps that was the ancient ritual of bidding farewell, to pat the other person's shoulder.

But—

What's this plus 1?

He turned to look at his shoulder,

There was nothing there.

Then he saw lines of faintly glowing text appear in the void:

"You have rewritten the history of the Human Race in a legendary manner, receiving acknowledgment from the ancient heroic spirits of thousands of years."

"The Law Domain has witnessed this."

"Your Resonance with all beings with spirits has increased."

"Current Resonance increase complete."

"Total +170."

"Congratulations."

"Your Resonance has reached 190."

"——Heart of the World."